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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
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My dictation, would you correct?

Billionaire Warren Buffett is again calling for higher taxes on America’s ultrarich and he’s urging Congress to compromise on spending cuts and tax increases. Mr. Buffett said the tax system had contributed to the growing gap between rich and poor. He said he supported President Barack Obama’s proposal to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but he prefer setting the point where taxes increase at US$500,000 or A$480,000 income instead of the US$250,000 the White House proposed.
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You did very well—of course, because she speaks so slowly. You must judge on grammar sometimes: the terminal 's' of 'prefers' and the initial 's' of 'setting' are subsumed into a single, slightly extended : Billionaire Warren Buffett is again calling for higher taxes on America’s ultra-rich, and he’s urging Congress to compromise on spending cuts and tax increases. Mr.

— Mister Micawber

  • You did very well—of course, because she speaks so slowly.
  • You must judge on grammar sometimes: the terminal 's' of 'prefers' and the initial 's' of 'setting' are subsumed into a single, slightly extended : Billionaire Warren Buffett is again calling for higher taxes on America’s ultra-rich, and he’s urging Congress to compromise on spending cuts and tax increases.
  • Mr.
  • Buffett said the tax system had contributed to the growing gap between rich and poor.
  • He said he supported President Barack Obama’s proposal to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but he prefers setting the point where taxes increase at US$ 500,000 or A$ 480,000 income instead of the US$ 250,000 the White House proposed.
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You did very well—of course, because she speaks so slowly. You must judge on grammar sometimes: the terminal 's' of 'prefers' and the initial 's' of 'setting' are subsumed into a single, slightly extended :

Billionaire Warren Buffett is again calling for higher taxes on America’s ultra-rich, and he’s urging Congress to compromise on spending cuts and tax increases. Mr. Buffett sai
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While absorbing in sounds, I'm very hard to consider the grammar. So they say it's reading helps listening. Thank you for your correction and tips.
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eipjooWhile absorbing in sounds, I'm very hard to consider the grammar.
Yes, of course. The time to consider the grammar is when you are checking what you have transcribed.
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